Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created in 1963 by the damming of the Molonglo River, which formerly ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: man-made lake in Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “West Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Springbank Island and Spinnaker Island.
Springbank Island
Islet
Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springbank Island is an island located on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Springbank Island is named after a former agricultural property that was partially submerged to create Lake Burley Griffin.
Spinnaker Island
Islet
Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spinnaker Island, within Lake Burley Griffin, is located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. In total there are six islands in the lake, but only three are named.
National Botanic Gardens
Garden
The Australian National Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanical garden located in Acton, Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Black Mountain Peninsula and Acton.
Black Mountain Peninsula
Locality
Black Mountain Peninsula, located in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the capital Canberra, is a prominent area on the western region of Lake Burley Griffin. It is popular for water recreation and picnics.
Acton
Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…
Acton Peninsula
Locality
The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.
Lake Burley Griffin
- Categories: artificial lake and body of water
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Burley Griffin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Lake Burley Griffin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة بيرلي جريفين”
- Catalan: “Burley Griffin”
- Cebuano: “Lake Burley Griffin”
- Chinese: “伯利·格里芬湖”
- Chinese: “伯利格里芬湖”
- Czech: “Lake Burley Griffin”
- Dutch: “Lake Burley Griffin”
- Estonian: “Burley Griffini järv”
- French: “lac Burley Griffin”
- French: “Lac Burley Griffin”
- German: “Lake Burley Griffin”
- Hebrew: “אגם בארלי גריפין”
- Hungarian: “Burley Griffin-tó”
- Italian: “lago Burley Griffin”
- Italian: “Lago Burley Griffin”
- Japanese: “バーリー・グリフィン湖”
- Korean: “벌리그리핀호”
- Macedonian: “Берли Грифин”
- Minangkabau: “Danau Burley Griffin”
- Polish: “Jezioro Burley-Griffin”
- Polish: “Lake Burley Griffin”
- Portuguese: “Lago Burley Griffin”
- Russian: “Берли-Гриффин”
- Russian: “Бёрли-Гриффин”
- Serbian: “Berli Grifin”
- Serbian: “Барли Грифин”
- Serbian: “Берли Грифин”
- Serbian: “Језеро Берли Грифин”
- Spanish: “Lago Burley Griffin”
- Swedish: “Lake Burley Griffin”
- Turkish: “Burley Griffin Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Берлі-Гриффін”
- Urdu: “برلے گرفن جھیل”
- Vietnamese: “Hồ Burley Griffin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Lake and Sullivans Creek.
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